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Cheap Cruise Watch- Norwegian Upgrades (almost) everybody
It's what the cruise industry calls "wave season", the time of the year when people stop dreaming of a White Christmas and instead have nightmares about getting stuck in snow and ice. Thoughts turn to warmer weather and cruise vacations come to mind. We have been talking a lot about how to get a good deal lately. Today we have one for you.
Cheap prices are good. Cheap prices and you get more for your money are better.
Norwegian Cruise Line has a "Free Upgrades For All" promotion that applies to the new Norwegian Epic going on now through January 16, 2011 where we can book and get up to a 4 category upgrade at no additional charge. That's nothing really all that exciting but with this promotion, you can book an ocean-view cabin (with a window) and get a balcony cabin at no additional charge. Book a balcony and get a mini-suite too. That's different and unique to Norwegian.
They're also throwing in a coupon book "worth over $400" but don't get too excited about that part. Many of the coupons you probably won't use but they do add up and some you will. The big attraction here is booking an ocean-view and getting a balcony or booking a balcony and getting a mini-suite on their newest ship. That's the kind of value we want you to get. It's available on all 2011 sailings and its pretty easy to do.
Like most cruise deals this can be a little tricky to book so pay attention if you visit the NCL website. For Balcony upgrades, you'll see a Balcony Stateroom with the same price as an Ocean-view Stateroom. For sailings with Mini-Suite Upgrades, you'll see a Mini-Suite listed at the same price as a Balcony. A few restrictions apply and it is always a good idea to read the fine print.
Get with your travel expert to be sure you get it right.
Flickr photo by Cruise News Weekly
Filed under: North America, Bahamas, Canada, United States, Budget Travel, Travel Deals, Cruises, Caribbean, Luxury Travel
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JD Jan 9th 2011 5:35PM
This is BS. Not only is their site too slow to do anything on, but these deals are nowhere to be found. They show orange markings where you *should* get a good deal, but the only deals to be had are for booking out into 2013.
NCL... if your cruises are anything like this deal or your web site, no thanks.
Charles Jan 9th 2011 9:26PM
Also, NCL along with most other cruise lines have 30-60 different cabin fares. Many are essentially the same cabin but in a different location on the ship. The cabins in the very front or very back of the ship may be cheaper than those in the middle. (Middle is more stable. Also, lower decks (2,3,4) will always be cheaper than the higher decks. (after all it ain't called the Penthouse Deck for nothing) So an oceanview room on deck 2 forward may be upgraded to an oceanview room on deck 7 forward and still be considered a 5 category upgrade. Although the "Upgrade Fairy" can and does visit some people, booking the absolutely cheapest fare and expecting to be upgraded to a balcony cabin probably is not going to happen. If you want a balcony, book a balcony.